1 (formal) a small opening in sth:
The soldier fired the rifle through a narrow aperture in a pile of sandbags.
2 (technical) an opening that allows light to reach a LENS, especially in cameras:
For flash photography, set the aperture at f.5.6. * Open up the lens aperture to maximize the brightness of the shot. * Binoculars of this aperture are very expensive.
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Is aperture a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, aperture is tagged as noun.
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